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Kids to help break ground on new UI Children's Hospital
Published: 2013.06.18 | By Tom Moore | 9:34 AM
Published: 2013.06.18
By Tom Moore
9:34 AM
Former pediatric patients will play a leading role in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UI Children’s Hospital, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, on the patio of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story
 

'Today, everybody wins'

Published: 
2013.06.19 | By Kirk Murray | 11:18 AM
a look at the action at the third annual Iowa Ladies Football Academy

There aren't many win-win situations when football is played inside Kinnick Stadium. An exception was made on Saturday, June 8, as the third annual Ladies Football Academy raised more than $230,000 for the UI Children's Hospital. Video

States show large racial disparities in drug treatment success rates

Published: 
2013.06.19 | By Jennifer Brown | 10:20 AM

A University of Iowa study reveals significant disparities between minority and white clients in success rates for completing substance abuse treatment programs. Moreover, these disparities vary widely from state to state. Story

Media Advisory: Kids to break ground for UI Children's Hospital

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Tom Moore | 10:14 AM

Media representatives and invited guests are welcome to attend a groundbreaking event for the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital Friday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m. at the Colloton Patio, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story

New drug could help AMD sufferers

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:05 AM
macular degeneration

University of Iowa ophthalmologists have tested a new drug to treat age-related macular degeneration in older patients. The researchers report that half of the eyes treated responded to the new drug, Eylea, with reduced fluid in the eyes, while one in three had improved vision after six months. Results appear in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Story

Kids to help break ground on new UI Children's Hospital

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Tom Moore | 09:34 AM
UICH rendering

Former pediatric patients will play a leading role in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UI Children’s Hospital, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, on the patio of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story

Iowa family fights disease that has blinded 61 relatives

Des Moines Register: Iowa family fights disease that has blinded 61 relatives
Published: 
2013.06.16
Blind cyclist Jerry Jackson of Burlington stands in a garage near a bicycle

Jerry Jackson, a Burlington bicycle mechanic and avid cyclist, has shown his family how to live without sight while helping UI researchers, the only institution studying the rare eye disease experienced by Jackson and 60 other members of his extended family. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

A look inside the Iowa Ladies Football Academy

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A look inside the Iowa Ladies Football Academy
Published: 
2013.06.11

Solon's Anne Edwards learned about the Hawkeye football game day experience from a player's perspective by participating in this year's Iowa Ladies Football Academy, which raised $230,000 for Iowa Children's Hospital. Story from: Cedar Rapids Gazette

Cedar Rapids Gazette

UI study to evaluate how footwear might affect foot changes during pregnancy

Published: 
2013.06.14 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 10:22 AM

Women ages 18 to 40 who are in the first trimester of pregnancy may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study to examine changes in the feet during pregnancy. Story

The particular struggles of rural women

The Atlantic: The particular struggles of rural women
Published: 
2013.06.12

A 2011 University of Iowa study found that women in rural and isolated areas reported the highest prevalence of intimate partner violence at 22 percent of rural women compared to 15 percent of urban women. Story from: The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Do mental workouts really work?

Everyday Health: Do mental workouts really work?
Published: 
2013.06.12

UI researchers found that people over age 50 who played the game “Road Tour” (later re-named “Double Decision”) for at least 10 hours showed as much as seven years of cognitive improvement. Story from: Everyday Health

Everyday Health

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